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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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